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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hi Tobi,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Nope, there is nothing to do with rrdjig. I'm not
trying to save the old files, so I dont need to convert them with
rrdjig.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>My problem is that I can not even start the
Smokeping.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I created just one FPing Probe and one Target to a
LAN router... just for a test.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I executed "#<STRONG> ./smokeping
--debug</STRONG>" 2 times with a clean data directory on first command
time.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>This is the result:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><STRONG># ./smokeping --debug<BR></STRONG><FONT
color=#000080><FONT color=#0000ff>### Compiling alert detector pattern
'someloss'<BR>### >0%,*12*,>0%,*12*,>0%<BR>sub</FONT>
{</FONT>............ removed as non important (I assume)}<BR>
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff>Calling
RRDs::create(/usr/local/smokeping/var/data/HSI/Router.rrd --start 1318919609
--step 300 DS:uptime:GAUGE:600:0:U DS:loss:GAUGE:600:0:5
DS:median:GAUGE:600:0:180 DS:ping1:GAUGE:600:0:180 DS:ping2:GAUGE:600:0:180
DS:ping3:GAUGE:600:0:180 DS:ping4:GAUGE:600:0:180 DS:ping5:GAUGE:600:0:180
RRA:AVERAGE:0.5:1:1008 RRA:AVERAGE:0.5:12:4320 RRA:MIN:0.5:12:4320
RRA:MAX:0.5:12:4320 RRA:AVERAGE:0.5:144:720 RRA:MAX:0.5:144:720
RRA:MIN:0.5:144:720)<BR>Smokeping version 2.004002 successfully launched.<BR>Not
entering multiprocess mode with '--debug'. Use '--debug-daemon' for
that.<BR>FPing: probing 1 targets with step 300 s and offset 54 s.<BR>FPing:
Executing /usr/local/sbin/fping -C 5 -q -B1 -r1 -t10000 -i10
192.168.1.1<BR>FPing: Got fping output: '192.168.1.1 : 4.20 2.29 2.66 6.27
2.26'<BR>Calling RRDs::update(/usr/local/smokeping/var/data/HSI/Router.rrd
--template uptime:loss:median:ping1:ping2:ping3:ping4:ping5
1318919624:U:0:2.6600000000e-03:2.2600000000e-03:2.2900000000e-03:2.6600000000e-03:4.2000000000e-03:6.2700000000e-03)<BR></FONT>#<BR><STRONG>#
./smokeping --debug<BR></STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff>### Compiling alert detector
pattern 'someloss'<BR>### >0%,*12*,>0%,*12*,>0%<BR>sub
{............</FONT> removed as non important (I
assume)}<BR> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>Error: RRD parameter mismatch ('Wrong
value of step: /usr/local/smokeping/var/data/HSI/Router.rrd has
621503053589119276, create string has 300'). You must delete
/usr/local/smokeping/var/data/HSI/Router.rrd or fix the configuration
parameters.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>#<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I cant figure out where from the RRD
parameter 621503053589119276 is coming.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Any ideas on how to get rid of this error will be
really appreciated.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Thank you,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Julian<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>----- Original Message ----- </FONT>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>From: "Tobias Oetiker" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:tobi@oetiker.ch"><FONT size=2
face=Arial>tobi@oetiker.ch</FONT></A><FONT size=2 face=Arial>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>To: "Julian" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:julian04ca@yahoo.ca"><FONT size=2
face=Arial>julian04ca@yahoo.ca</FONT></A><FONT size=2
face=Arial>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Cc: "G.W. Haywood" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:ged@jubileegroup.co.uk"><FONT size=2
face=Arial>ged@jubileegroup.co.uk</FONT></A><FONT size=2 face=Arial>>;
<</FONT><A href="mailto:smokeping-users@lists.oetiker.ch"><FONT size=2
face=Arial>smokeping-users@lists.oetiker.ch</FONT></A><FONT size=2
face=Arial>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 5:03 AM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Subject: Re: [smokeping-users] RRD parameter
mismatch - Wrong value of step</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT size=2
face=Arial>> Hi Julian,<BR>> <BR>> to 'convert' a file from one
stepping to another, you may want to<BR>> look at the rrdjig tool<BR>>
<BR>> cheers<BR>> tobi<BR>> <BR>> Today Julian wrote:<BR>>
<BR>>> Hi Ged,<BR>>><BR>>> This is quite an interesting
approach.<BR>>> Let me see what I can get from the 2 files, as you
suggested.<BR>>><BR>>> Thank you,<BR>>>
Julian<BR>>><BR>>> ----- Original Message -----<BR>>> From:
"G.W. Haywood" <</FONT><A href="mailto:ged@jubileegroup.co.uk"><FONT size=2
face=Arial>ged@jubileegroup.co.uk</FONT></A><FONT size=2
face=Arial>><BR>>> To: "Julian" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:julian04ca@yahoo.ca"><FONT size=2
face=Arial>julian04ca@yahoo.ca</FONT></A><FONT size=2
face=Arial>><BR>>> Cc: <</FONT><A
href="mailto:smokeping-users@lists.oetiker.ch"><FONT size=2
face=Arial>smokeping-users@lists.oetiker.ch</FONT></A><FONT size=2
face=Arial>><BR>>> Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 1:50 AM<BR>>>
Subject: Re: [smokeping-users] RRD parameter mismatch - Wrong value of
step<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>> > Hi there,<BR>>>
><BR>>> > On Mon, 17 Oct 2011, Julian wrote:<BR>>>
><BR>>> >> ...I just did a fresh install of Smokeping 2.4.2 on
Solaris 10.I<BR>>> >> hope someone can give me a hint on how to fix
this error: Error: RRD<BR>>> >> parameter mismatch ('Wrong value of
step: ... You must delete<BR>>> >>
/usr/local/smokeping/var/data/DNS/NWT/ns2_interwest.rrd or fix the<BR>>>
>> configuration parameters.<BR>>> ><BR>>> > I suggest
that you rename the file (rather than delete it as the error<BR>>> >
message itself suggests) and let Smokeping do what it will. My
guess<BR>>> > is that it will create a new file with the same
name. When you have<BR>>> > the two files, you can use RRDtool to
look for the differences in the<BR>>> > parameters. That might
tell the authors something - or they may know<BR>>> > already what it
is you're looking for. Unfortunately I don't.<BR>>> ><BR>>>
> --<BR>>> ><BR>>> > 73,<BR>>> >
Ged.<BR>>><BR>>>
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size=2 face=Arial>>><BR>>><BR>> <BR>> -- <BR>> Tobi
Oetiker, OETIKER+PARTNER AG, Aarweg 15 CH-4600 Olten, Switzerland<BR>>
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